I just upgraded to Gimp 2.8.22. Then I downloaded layerfx.2.8.py and copied it to my scripts folder. I shut down and restarted Gimp and did a refresh scripts but the layer effects scripts do not appear.
Any ideas on how to resolve? This is my first attempt at using scripts and I'd like to get this working so I can try some others. Thanks so much for the help.
I have a bunch of dark brown colors surrounded by blue. The dark brown regions are not all uniformly dark brown. Is there a way to select a region within the blue outline (the predominantly dark brown) and color it all brown?
I downloaded some sheet music which was scanned into jpg format at rather low quality, thus yielding a hardly readable print-out. After applying the GEGL operation "brightness-contrast" with values 3.0 and -1.0, resp., the readability of the print-out improved (though still was not really good).
Now I'd like to apply that function to some more images without doing all those steps manually.
There is a command line for gimp, but I failed to find out which parameters I have to feed into it for that function (and never have I used the gimp commandline before...).
Could you show me how to do that? Thanks a lot.
Hi everyone.
I have a question regarding the Smudge Tool in GIMP 2.8.22 and GIMP Paint Suit by Ramon Miranda.
So, as may be guessing, I use GIMP to paint, and for basic picture editing.
And, I saw in one video by Ramon Miranda, that, he has a diferent version of the Smudge Tool.
He has this "behaviour" in which, if you have two colors next to each other, using the Smudge Tool would blend them and actually mix their tones togrther. For instance, if you have Yellow next to Blue, using Smudge Tool in both would bring a Green tone.
More precisely:
Notice how each colour blends together to create new colors.
Now: I use GIMP 2.8.22 and the latest GIMP Paint Suite. But my Smudge tool doesn't work like that.
So, WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO in order to have this behaviour with the Smudge Tool?
Please excude my ignorance but I am new to Gimp and graphic design. I am working on a project and have some basic questions. I am wanting to know how I can can create a shape cutout and be able to overlay pictures within the shape like the youtube video. This is the type of project I am doing. I have the shape drawn and an eps for it. I am hoping someone might be able to give me a few pointers on how to do this. Once again, sorry for my lack of knowledge. I am sure there are proper terms for what I am trying to do but I'm new.
This also seems to be the case on Gimp version 2.8.8 that I have on my Windows 7 PC.
But when I have installed a later stable Gimp 2.8 on my Ubuntu Linux 16.04 laptop, the image/tab bar becomes displayed always, even when only one image is open.
So, was this an option only on version 2.8.8?
Or is there a way to hide the image/tab bar when only one image is open?
Or is there at least way to move the image/tab bar to some other location (e.g. to left of image window)?
This is the tutorial I'm trying to use. On the "Text Shading" step, he creates layers above the text layer, and puts them in value mode. He then applies the gradient/blur tool to this layer, and it affects the text layer underneath it. I haven't been able to recreate this for some reason. I noticed that in the picture the layer mode is actually set to multiply, but even by doing this, I can't get the gradient applied to the text. When I make the layer, it defaults to transparent, could this be why?
I'm working for the first time with script-fu. I have an image from which I want to cut several parts and past them subsequently as new layers. Afterwards I'd like to manipulate those newly pasted layers but I cannot address them. I tried it in the following way
I expected VARIABLE2 to be a new layer that I can refer to as "VARIABLE2" but when I call a function like
Code:
(gimp-layer-scale VARIABLE2 1245 1113 0 )
I get an error message saying that VARIABLE2 is not a valid input parameter.
Another strange thing that's happening, is that upon repeating the code block above, say 4 times to cut and paste different regions off LAYER1, the creation of the new layers works well up to the 3rd one. On the contrary the creation of the last layer gives just an empty layer instead of the area that should be cut from LAYER1. If I add an additional dummy layer the 4th layer is fine since now the dummy layer became the weird one,.
Can somebody explain to me what's going on and what I'm doing wrong?
You can find the original and complete code in the attachment.
I'm totally inexperienced with GIMP but I chanced upon this recipe that would meet my needs for a rather big project I'm currently doing. It's about cleaning scanned magazine pages where the print on the back side shines through the thin paper making the reading less enjoyable.
GIMP Recipe:
Open a file.
Convert your document to grayscale: Image - Mode - Grayscale.
Select the background color: Select - By Color, click with mouse pointer on the color of the background.
Invert the selected color: Select - Invert.
Copy the selection: Edit - Copy.
Create a new file: File - New.
In the dialog of a new file, in field: Advanced Options choose: Fill with: White, hit Ok.
Click anywhere in the window of the new opened document, just to choose it.
Paste the content of a clipboard: Edit - Paste.
Add a new layer to enhance the black text: Layer - New from Visible, in the layer's palette, in field: Mode: choose Multiply.
Combine two layers: Layer - Merge Down.
Save the result as a JPEG file: File - Export As, choose jpeg and set the quality at least 60.
I have a couple of questions.
When getting to "Combine two layers: Layer - Merge Down." the Merge Down option is grayed out so I can't apply that step.
What could be the reason? And why does it say "Combine two layers" when there is three?
When selecting a background color to be - erased/turned to white - what would be the best way to pick a wider range of grayness than the rather sparse instruction the recipe suggests "By Color, click with mouse pointer on the color of the background."